Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 12:12

General

  • Target
    Vat.N0.20260804142245.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260804-pdasjsag43
  • SHA256 b869fbddbda07a9b4e511f533b4b7ac2a161cc88dae0519e0e55347c74db94a8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 14 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 2 IoCs
  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vat.N0.20260804142245.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Vat.N0.20260804142245.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2352
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ComputerDefaults.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\ComputerDefaults.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3504
        • C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-3853324369-1568669711-1225541744-3506\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
          "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
          4⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1656
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
            taskkill /f /im cmd.exe
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Kills process with taskkill
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:4996
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd.exe /c start "" /B cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8A3CCDFB49407F49CCA.CMD
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:216
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              cmd /C C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8A3CCDFB49407F49CCA.CMD
              6⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1212
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:2472
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:2984
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:3480
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
                TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe" /FO CSV
                7⤵
                • Discovers running processes
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:3784
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
                FIND /I "MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe"
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:4708
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
                TIMEOUT /t 60 /nobreak
                7⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Delays execution with timeout.exe
                PID:2384
  • C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-3853324369-1568669711-1225541744-3506\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
    C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-3853324369-1568669711-1225541744-3506\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2020 -s 640
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:628
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 2020 -ip 2020
    1⤵
      PID:3820

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-3853324369-1568669711-1225541744-3506\SystemAppData\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 b869fbddbda07a9b4e511f533b4b7ac2a161cc88dae0519e0e55347c74db94a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PDFCore8.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\S-1-5-21-3853324369-1568669711-1225541744-3506\SystemAppData\PDFCore8.dll
          • Size 3.8MB
          • SHA256 3807ef43f7cbed1b210b64ddf532f9646482d4f4366b060a692c8598ab01e3aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 3987e97c336d4df885da6bd99fbbedc4b0e368ccb21b8aa9cf6b358349be04bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232
          • Size 175KB
          • SHA256 042c66c071583ee9c457535e025521a00c4032ae70fb8198681b22fd15efc59b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 8d048730b983105d77a346709c2f03ca8f061c0d7c12cf101a8335751211343b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 53c60c9910c857fa3f02c1db2a222d556998d9914fb472f4e3324b39be887813
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0E0EA2CD61F757CEB5BB65FC2C758BF4_59B8C30534EA03831AD62B87D9D5F56A
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 64a9d273a0fb9d4d13a4aab5024793a2f292e35618a54ca504071500fceb7427
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232
          • Size 306B
          • SHA256 cfa8d5d8b206c2cc02cb381d0f7cd7cc3964e8fa1f84ef4b19e6f32f9a224973
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 9d68006ceb2374d199952c85090462783e22c2bc769f44d5707e41ffc6e36bfe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_64A201640BD8E31E72E33FB1EBF9962D
          • Size 416B
          • SHA256 58a558f67243c2614baf679499e705f6c649df42aa16bbe0da2253c6979752fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8A3CCDFB49407F49CCA.CMD

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8A3CCDFB49407F49CCA.CMD
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 6b09ef800fbf986817eb037e31506746276e47b65d28bac4f9fbc5a489e9ff7c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1656-37-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005387000-memory.dmp

          memory/1656-38-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005387000-memory.dmp

          memory/1656-39-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005387000-memory.dmp

          memory/1656-35-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005387000-memory.dmp

          memory/1656-34-0x0000000005330000-0x0000000005387000-memory.dmp